Re: What is 127.0.0.1.8888

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On Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:59:35 +1030
Tim via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 2022-12-01 at 09:12 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote:
> > What's going on is configuration of claws-mail for OAuth2
> > connection to gmail. At the end of the process one connects to
> > Google (with Firefox) to provide an authorization password. At that
> > point things go haywire with the 8888 address.
> > 
> > It turns out that the system in question appears to have hardware
> > problems, so that's probably the root issue.  
> 
> It doesn't sound like hardware issue.
> 
> I have Evolution set to access a gmail account, also using that
> authentication scheme.  The first time you attempt to access it, or
> after some failures, Evolution pops up a mini webbrowser window for
> you to authenticate with Google:  Some login details, confirmation
> clicks, I can't really remember what, it was a long time ago, and may
> be different now. It mostly just connects without asking me any
> questions every day.
> 
> If you have a HTTP proxy anywhere, perhaps that's throwing a spanner
> in the works.  Look through your email settings, your browser
> settings, options for your desktop, your general network settings for
> the whole computer.
> 
> I suppose we should ask the obvious:  Has this worked for you before?
>  

Yes, it's been working just fine ever since ... And there are no
proxies anywhere. 
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